With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

The Spring Festival film season is all about creating a festive and joyous atmosphere, so the actors' salaries alone account for a very high budget in the project.

This film is a large-scale road movie, and apart from China, all the other filming locations are in Europe, spanning four major countries, so you can imagine the cost.

Investors usually skim through the plot summary because it's useless; a few hundred words of plot summary can actually become a very rich source of content when expanded into a two-hour movie.

What they care about most is the actors, the production team, and the final profit.

As long as the cast is luxurious enough and it's a likable comedy, the audience will definitely buy into it during the Spring Festival film season, because "Jin Xiao" and "Li Yang" have done Spring Festival film projects before.

If you invest 50,000 and the box office is 360,000, you've definitely made a fortune.

After about fifteen minutes, everyone closed the documents one after another, their expressions varied, but they were all waiting for the person in the main seat to speak first.

After a long pause, Yan Wenxi was about to speak when Boss Yang interrupted, "It's the Spring Festival season, a sure thing to make money."

Lu Jinzhao and Hui Yang smiled at the same time, but Yan Wenxi chuckled and said, "Brother Yang, what are you saying? There's no such thing as a sure-fire way to make money in this world."

"So, Brother Yan, you don't plan to vote?"

"Brother Yang is joking again. I'm already sitting here, I can't just drink their wine for nothing. Whether I vote or not, I have to give something in return."

This was the first time the two had a direct conversation in this round, and it wasn't hard to sense the tension between them in just a few words.

Everyone just smiled awkwardly, but Shen Ci watched with great interest.

Lu Jinzhao said, "As you all know, President Hui and I collaborated on a Spring Festival film before, and the results were very good. This time, as long as you are willing to invest, we will definitely give you a generous return."

"Mr. Lu, there's no need to say that. If we weren't interested, we wouldn't have come. It's just a matter of how much we invest," someone said.

Lu Jinzhao nodded with a smile, and then Sister Kuan spoke up at the right moment: "The female lead is our Chu He, so the box office is definitely guaranteed."

Ji Chuhe, the leading lady of "Jin Xiao", is a top-tier actress.

"Alright then, I'll take the lead, okay?" Boss Yang straightened up, revealing a wealthy and domineering demeanor: "I'll invest ten thousand, isn't that generous of you, Xiao Lu?"

Ten thousand is definitely a huge investment in a regular project.

But among the star-studded lineup of comedy films during this Spring Festival season, it's simply not enough to satisfy everyone.

Putting aside other things, Ji Chuhe's market price for a film is 7500. Even if it's a project from her own company, she might try to negotiate a lower price, but it would never be less than 6000.

Mr. Yang's investment wasn't even enough to cover the salaries of the male and female leads.

Lu Jinzhao could only chuckle awkwardly and looked at Boss Yang, saying, "Boss Yang, please add some more. The cost of this project is really high, more expensive than any of our company's previous projects."

Upon hearing this, Boss Yang laughed: "Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger, you think ten thousand is not enough?"

Lu Jinzhao wasn't complaining about the price being too low; rather, if Boss Yang took the lead, no one else would be willing to offer a higher price than Boss Yang, otherwise they would be overstepping their bounds.

"Alright, as for money, I can have as much as you want." Boss Yang said, then suddenly looked at Shen Ci with a grin: "But Xiao Lu, I think this little beauty you brought today is a bit too quiet, isn't she?"

Lu Jinzhao was taken aback. Before he could explain, Boss Yang said with a smile, "How about this, you let this pretty young lady toast me with a drink, and I'll give you extra money!"

“It’s not Mr. Yang…” Lu Jinzhao quickly stood up and said with a serious expression, “You may have misunderstood. Ms. Shen is not from our company. She is an investor I invited to participate in the project.”

Shen Ci sat calmly in the chair, looked at Mr. Yang and smiled slightly: "Hello Mr. Yang, my name is Shen Ci."

Upon hearing that Shen Ci was also an investor, the expressions of everyone present subtly changed.

Such a young investor?

But Mr. Yang's interest grew even stronger: "Regardless of your status, in Longcheng, it's not too much to ask you to toast me, is it?"

“Of course.” Shen Ci didn’t let Lu Jinzhao continue to shield her from trouble, but took the initiative to explain herself: “As a junior, I should toast everyone here, but I’m not feeling well today. If Mr. Yang doesn’t mind, may I offer tea instead of wine?”

The scene was eerily quiet; everyone instinctively fell silent.

Only Dai Sirong hesitated for a moment, then suddenly picked up her wine glass and stood up with a smile: "Boss Yang, it's bad for a girl to drink when she's on her period. I'll toast you on her behalf, and I'll drink an extra glass as punishment."

The atmosphere was dry. Dai Sirong drank a glass of red wine, poured herself another, and then drank it down in big gulps.

Shen Ci glanced at her sideways, her brows furrowing slightly.

But Boss Yang didn't buy it. He didn't even glance at Dai Sirong, his gaze fixed on Shen Ci.

Clearly, Shen Ci felt he had no choice but to drink this wine.

Just then, a sudden sneer rang out; it was Yan Wenxi.

He shook his head with a smile, and said in a strong voice, "Brother, you're so old, why are you making things difficult for a young girl? Your Xiangxiang is about the same age as her, right? Is this appropriate?"

These words sound like advice, but their tone is unmistakably sarcastic.

Yan Wenxi was the only person in this group who dared to speak to Boss Yang like that.

For a moment, everyone was unsure how to put on a suitable expression, let alone what to say, because speaking would clearly mean taking sides.

Taking sides will offend the other side no matter which one you choose.

"Haha..." Boss Yang suddenly burst out laughing: "Isn't this just a joke? Xiao Lu said he wanted me to pay more, so I wanted to have a drink with the pretty girl, so paying more just goes along with it, right?"

Yan Wenxi scoffed, "That young lady is also an investor. What does it have to do with her if you invest in Xiao Lu?"

Mr. Yang shrugged: "What else is there to say? I won't add any more, will I? Let this young lady invest more."

As he spoke, he turned to Yan Wenxi and said, "Brother, it's quite unusual for you to stand up for a young girl. Could it be that you've taken a liking to her just because she's pretty?"

Yan Wenxi glanced at him sideways, her eyes behind her glasses turning cold: "I don't have your hobbies."

Lu Jinzhao's expression was not good. He wanted to speak up for Miss Shen, but he really didn't dare to offend Boss Yang.

He would never allow Miss Shen to offer a toast in order to get Mr. Yang to invest more.

“I’ll also bet 10,000,” Yan Wenxi said to Lu Jinzhao.

Seeing that the topic had come back to mind, the others chimed in, "Then I'll give you 5000."

"I also have 5000!"

"I'll put in 7000, but I need to squeeze someone in!"

"I'll invest 4000, I still need to squeeze in someone, even a minor role will do."

……

Everyone offered their bids. It was a good project, and as long as nothing went wrong, they were sure to make a profit, so they weren't worried.

Finally, Lu Jinzhao and Hui Yang tallied up the total investment, which amounted to 68,000 yuan.

We are still 32,000 short of the 100,000 budget.

Shen Ci has not yet made an offer.

All eyes were on Shen Ci. Boss Yang smiled, raised an eyebrow at Shen Ci, and asked, "Little beauty, are you still considering? Why don't you make an offer?"

Shen Ci smiled slightly and slowly said, "We were just waiting for everyone to report first. There's a shortfall of 32,000. I'll cover that for President Lu. We can't let the project fall through, can we?"

After saying that, Shen Ci's expression turned serious, and his aura instantly became imposing: "But President Lu and President Hui have to agree to a few conditions."